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Alternative architecture for multi-instance, client-to-client message relay/broker

Research leads me to believe the most common architecture for a multi-instance (horizontally-scaling) message relay service (the typical example being an instant messenger/chat service) is to ...
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2 votes
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Connect a web-app to to the back-end message queue

We are currently looking into dividing our back-end in multiple services using a message queue (RabbitMQ). Having a message queue suddenly gives us the possibility to update the web-app freely, but do ...
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Dealing with data arriving at a different times

I have a load balanced service that needs two data inputs to correctly give a result. One of these inputs comes from a queue, the other comes from user input. Most of the time the data that comes ...
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How can an update message from a rabbitmq broker reach all relevant clients via multiple websocket servers?

Lets say I have multiple websocket servers that maintain many connections to clients to send updates. These websocket servers will be pulling said updates from a rabbitmq broker, and broadcasting them ...
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Web Service and Message Queue

We're looking at creating a web services/REST API layer that will be consumed by web and mobile clients. To make the solution more robust I was considering putting the commands from PUT, POST, and ...
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When to use a message queue as a web service database?

Does it make sense to implement a message queue system such as RabbitMQ or Kafka for the purpose of storing data in a queue? For example, this could be done in order to handle things such as ...
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REST or a message queue in a multi-tier heterogeneous system?

I'm designing a REST API for a three-tier system like: Client application -> Front-end API cloud server -> user's home API server (Home). Home is a home device, and is supposed to maintain connection ...
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